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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kage Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Benoit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kage Chiba!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit jabs Chiba right on the nose. Chiba blinks but takes it well.
Chiba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benoit scores with a sloppy right hand. Chiba should have avoided that one.
Chiba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benoit's waist but Benoit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chiba off to one side.
Benoit misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba shoots in and drives through. Benoit sprawls well.
Benoit misses with a looping left.
Benoit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benoit just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Benoit throws an overhand right that lands on Chiba's shoulder, as Chiba tries to avoid the shot.
Benoit misses with an uppercut. Chiba saw that one coming.
Chiba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Benoit misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chiba.
Michael Benoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kage Chiba.
Benoit stuns Chiba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit scores with a jab. Chiba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benoit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chiba at a distance.
Benoit is looking to wear down Chiba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chiba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Benoit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Benoit dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chiba shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chiba seems to be looking for submissions.
Chiba is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Benoit sees it coming and defends easily.
Benoit pushes Chiba off and gets back to his feet.
Benoit throws a shot from downtown. Chiba moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba moves out of range of the strikes.
Benoit misses with a body shot.
Benoit just misses with a punch to the body.
Benoit throws a body punch but Chiba moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Benoit swings for the body but Chiba moves out of range.
Benoit throws out a loose jab but Chiba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benoit takes a swing at Chiba's ribcage but misses.
Chiba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Michael Benoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Benoit misses.
Chiba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chiba is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benoit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Michael Benoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kage Chiba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chiba takes one to the side of the head.
Chiba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benoit's waist but Benoit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chiba off to one side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chiba shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Benoit as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Benoit dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benoit scores with a shot to the body.
Chiba blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benoit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chiba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiba has a takedown stuffed.
Benoit thows a body shot but no joy.
Chiba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Benoit takes a swing at Chiba's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chiba shoots in for a double leg but Benoit sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Benoit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benoit misses with a looping right.
Chiba scores with a takedown into Benoit's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiba drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Benoit dives on top into guard.
Chiba being controlled here, momentarily.
Chiba is trying to control the position but Benoit postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chiba keeping full guard, as Benoit tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chiba can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Benoit controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Benoit clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chiba fails to land the takedown.
Benoit looks to score with a jab to the body but Chiba is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chiba shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benoit pinned against the cage. Benoit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michael Benoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kage Chiba.
Benoit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chiba tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Benoit swivels and escapes.
Benoit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benoit throws a hook but Chiba avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Chiba with that takedown attempt.
Chiba shoots for a double leg takedown but Benoit sprawls well. He's pushed Chiba's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Benoit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benoit throws a right and a left that Chiba avoids nicely.
Benoit misses with a wild body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benoit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Benoit had his way with Kage Chiba in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Benoit misses with a straight right.
Benoit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benoit misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benoit stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benoit wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the liver by Benoit. Beautiful body shot.
Benoit slaps away a takedown attempt from Chiba, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit swinging wildly here.
Benoit thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benoit. Chiba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benoit misses with an uppercut. Chiba saw that one coming.
Benoit swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Benoit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chiba manages to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice body punch from Benoit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Benoit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benoit, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:45
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Benoit!
Michael Benoit retains his bantamweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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